L'Avenir refers to the event as "the first real exercise for the Prime Minister" in so far as "the proposed budget faces bitter criticisms."

"With the budget of US$ 2,137 billion, not even a third of the Herculean Tasks of Reconstruction set by President Kabila would be achieved during the first five-year period," wonders L'Avenir.

"The five Herculean tasks of the Head of State and Government program will in no way be achieved with such a budget," says La Tempête des Tropiques.

"The budget is suicidal and anti-social for a country hardly pulling out of a devastating war," reckons L'Avenir.

Le Potentiel concludes, "...the budget is mostly meant to meet donors' expectations."